Bramble Foods Group Acquires Whitakers Chocolates

Whitsons Culinary Group Acquires The Abbey Group

July 30, 2025

Food & Beverage

Whitsons Culinary Group, a family-owned onsite food service operator based in Islandia, New York, has acquired Vermont-based The Abbey Group, a regional provider of school food services in the Northeast. The deal expands Whitsons’ footprint into additional New England school communities and brings The Abbey Group’s focus on local sourcing and child nutrition into the Whitsons Family of Companies.

Chocolate Works (Insignia-backed) Acquires Thompson Chocolate

May 13, 2025

Food & Beverage

Chocolate Works, a portfolio company of Insignia Capital, has acquired Thompson Chocolate, a Meriden, Connecticut-based manufacturer of specialty and foil-wrapped chocolate novelties. The transaction — facilitated by Insignia Capital Group/Insignia Capital Partners — is Chocolate Works' second add-on (after Moonstruck) and expands the platform's private-label, co-manufacturing and foil-wrapping capabilities for retail and branded customers.

Bramble Foods Acquires The Bay Tree Food Co

January 16, 2024

Food & Beverage

Bramble Foods Group has acquired The Bay Tree Food Co, an award-winning artisan maker of chutneys, relishes, sauces and jams based in Ivybridge, Devon. The Bay Tree's founder Emma Macdonald will remain with the business to support growth, and the deal expands Bramble's branded product range and production capability; Bramble is itself backed by private equity firm LDC.

Fenwick Food Group Acquires Wickles Pickles

November 29, 2023

Food & Beverage

Fenwick Food Group, a division of Fenwick Brands Inc., has acquired Wickles Pickles and will operate the brand from Birmingham, Alabama alongside Moore’s Marinades & Sauces. The deal (closed Nov. 29) brings the iconic Southern pickle brand onto Fenwick’s food platform to provide additional resources and scale; financial terms were not disclosed.

Azelis Acquires Whitfield Chemical Group (WhitChem) in the UK

March 16, 2022

Industrial Services

Azelis has acquired 100% of the shares of Whitfield Chemical Group Limited, the parent company of WhitChem, strengthening Azelis' industrial chemicals footprint in the UK and EMEA. WhitChem, a UK-based distributor focused on CASE and R&PA, employs about 30 staff and will keep its management in place to support integration and growth.

LDC Takes Minority Stake in Bramble Foods

January 13, 2022

Food & Beverage

LDC has made a minority growth investment in Bramble Foods to support the company's organic expansion and acquisitive growth strategy. The investment will back the existing management team and fund further investment in product portfolio and in-house manufacturing capacity; co-founder Nigel Foster will retire as part of the transaction.